Farah hopes suffer huge blow
london: Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah's hopes of ending his track career at the Tokyo Games suffered a huge blow as he fell short of the qualifying mark for the 10,000 metres in Birmingham. The 38-year-old finished eighth in the European Cup, which doubled as British Olympic trial.
Fraser runs 2nd fastest 100m
kingston: Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the second fastest woman in history, clocking a world-leading 10.63 seconds for the 100m at the Olympic Destiny meeting. It was also the fastest time in the women's 100m in nearly 33 years. Only late Florence Griffith-Joyner, who holds the world record of 10.49sec, has run faster.
continuos improvement in milkha
chandigarh: Milkha Singh is showing ‘continuous improvement’ as he battles Covid-19 in the Intensive Care Unit of PGIMER hospital, the facility's spokesperson said on Sunday. His Covid positive wife Nirmal Kaur, however, ‘continues to battle it out bravely.’
Bromell clocks 9.77sec
miami: US sprinter Trayvon Bromell threw down an Olympic challenge Saturday, clocking a world-leading 9.77sec to win the 100m at a meeting in Florida and become the seventh-fastest all time.
sweden see off armenia
solna: Sweden will head into Euro 2020 on a positive note after 3-1 win over Armenia which came despite the absence of injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic. They came out on top at the Friends Arena thanks to goals from Emil Forsberg, Marcus Danielson and Marcus Berg.
BCB investigate bubble breach
dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has begun investigating a potential breach in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League's bio-bubble with Shakib Al Hasan-led Mohammedan Sporting Club at the centre of the controversy. The bio-secure bubble was allegedly breached on Friday during a practice session of Mohammedan Sporting Club.
Sifan sets new women’s WR
hengelo: Sifan Hassan sets a new world record in the women's 10,000m on Sunday. Hassan, 28, clocked 29min 06.82sec at the Hengelo meet, smashing the previous best set by Ethiopian Almaz Ayana (29:17.45) in winning Gold at the 2016 Rio Games.
Daruvala bounces back
baku: Indian racer Jehan Daruvala capped off a productive outing in Azerbaijan with a seventh place finish in the feature race of the FIA Formula 2 C’ship on Sunday.